March 2023– On 1 March 2023, the Turkish
Personal Data Protection Board ("Board")
announced that it had imposed an administrative monetary fine of
TRY 1,750,000 (approx. EUR 87,000) against the Chinese social media
platform and short-form video hosting service TikTok on the grounds
that TikTok did not apply adequate security measures.
Before the decision, what happened?
As a result of various complaints and news reports alleging that
(i) there is unlawfulness when obtaining and for the retention of
personal data, (ii) TikTok does not obtain explicit consent in line
with Turkish DP Law, and (iii) there are many security flaws in
TikTok's software, the Board initiated an ex officio
investigation.
